Archaeology has the potential to engage and positively impact local communities: recognition of this has led to the introduction of a wider range of archaeological periods into the Key Stage 2 curriculum. However, many primary level teachers feel under equipped to...
Category: Social Responsibility Category
Global Black Freedom Movements (GBFM) Network
Members of the Race, Roots & Resistance Collective (R3) launched this Network in September to bring together leading scholars C20th Global black freedom movements. Funding from the Social Responsibility and Cultural Engagement Scheme was targeted at expanding the...
Humanitarian Mapathons
The awarded funds have enabled us to undertake some enjoyable and meaningful work, contributing to improved maps of Uganda and healthcare delivery in conflict-affected regions, and expanding education and skills of Manchester students and staff, schools, and the wider...
Musica
Musica aims to celebrate and promote all aspects of female music-making. We offer students the opportunity to work with external partners who are experts in their fields, give university students’ insights and role models, and introduce members of the public to the...
DNAire pilot
The DNAire project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and run by the Aire Rivers Trust (ART) in collaboration with the Environment Agency (EA). It involves the construction of new fish passes on a series of former industrial weirs on the River Aire,...
Manchester Together Archive
Since June 2017, Dr Kostas Arvanitis has been working with the Manchester City Council (MCC), Manchester Art Gallery (MAG) and Archives+ in investigating the process, challenges and decision-making in documenting and using an archive from the material left in the...